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HM Treasury to pilot use of digital gilt instrument
20/11/24. HM Treasury is planning to run a pilot of the use of a digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) using distributed ledger technology (DLT). Economic Secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq announced the move in Parliament this week, saying it is part of exploring the use of DLT in financial markets. Gilts are UK government bonds issued to ...
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Time: 11:00 - 12:30 each morning via Teams. Unlocking the power of data and AI for the public good. Government introduced the Data Use and Access Bill to Parliament in October 2024 - highlighting its potential to improve public services, by cutting bureaucracy for police officers and making patient data more easily transferable across the NHS.
Telcos promise protections for telecare in digital switchover
14 hours ago · 19/11/24. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has reached an agreement with telecoms operators that it says will provide protection over the digital switchover for vulnerable people using safety alarms. This follows a swelling of concern over the effects on telecare, of which the alarms account for a significant element ...
Cabinet Office curbs government spend on consultancies
18/11/24. The Cabinet Office has announced new controls on the use of consultancies across government, aimed at saving £1.2 billion by 2026. Other aims include reducing reliance on larger companies, supporting SMEs and increasing diversity, innovation and social value. Among the measures – included in the Autumn Statement – is that ...
‘Digital centre of government’ group makes early progress
5 days ago · Mark Say. Representatives of four organisations with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) are working on the plan to develop a new digital centre of government, it has been revealed. Emily Middleton, director general of Digital Centre Design in DSIT, said it is collaborating with the Central Digital and Data Office, the ...
AI and the new dynamic for public sector automation
Automation has been an important element of public services for years, but there is a sense of further progress and new opportunities opening up with the advances in AI. In recent months there has been a stream of developments reflecting the sense of a changing dynamic, including: No.10 Downing Street has set up an Innovation Fellowship ...
DSIT team develops tool for responsible AI | UKAuthority
5 days ago · 15/11/24. A team within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has developed a tool to help public sector bodies innovate responsibly with data and AI. Named the Model for Responsible Innovation, it has been created by the Responsible Technology Adoption (RTA) Unit in DSIT, and is already being used internally in sessions ...
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Aug 27, 2020 · Industry voice: Grass roots innovation and collaboration between authorities are providing the momentum for smart places, writes Helena Zaum, CityNext lead at Microsoft UK